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• Egypt: One Year Later

  

  Sunset prayers in Tahrir Square, January 25, 2012. (Photo: CIPE Staff) One year ago yesterday, millions of Egyptians risked their lives to make their country a... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Women’s World

  

  (Credit: Alberto Barreto; reprinted with permission, CIPE)Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, takes on a difficult subject of... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Growing Through Governance

  

  How do countries make economic growth work for everyone? Some point to improving access to quality education and other programs that level the playing field... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Good News on Corruption

  

  Indian schoolchildren hold placards in support of Anna Hazare (Photo: AFP)It’s unusual hear good news when it comes to corruption, but 2011 was an unusual year. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• An Extraordinary Year for Entrepreneurship in Pakistan

  

  Workshop on Business and Economics Reporting attendees in Islamabad, September 30-October 1, 2011 (Photo: CIPE Staff)One of the biggest highlights of the year... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Too Many Indicators?

  

  The Economic Freedom Index and GEDI are both feats of scholarship and valuable tools for real-world policy-making. They also join a long and growing list of... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• One Year Later: Cause for Hope in Tunisia

  

  Tunisians celebrate Ben Ali's departure. (Photo: AP)One year ago on January 14, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, who had ruled his country for nearly two and a half... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Government Failures in the Fight Against Corruption in Pakistan

  

  During 2011, fighting corruption had been a major challenge for the elected government in Pakistan, with major corruption cases making headlines throughout the... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 40 Years of Independence: Where is Democracy?

  

  As we in the United States were beginning to celebrate the holiday season, Bangladesh was celebrating as well -- the 40th anniversary of the country's... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Engaging Women to Move Societies Forward

  

  IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (Photo: Mount Holyoke College)At a recent conference on global women’s leadership at the US State Department, the... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Lessons from Moldova’s Transition

  

  Dr. Veaceslav Ionita, Head of Moldova's Parliamentary Committee on Economy, Budget and Finance (Photo: CIPE)In April 2009, flawed elections in Moldova... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Person of the Year

  

  2011 (AFP PHOTO / TIME MAGAZINE) Time the ProtesterSome of them, like Tunisia’s Mohamed Bouazizi, became household names. Countless others remain anonymous but... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Twenty Years After the USSR, Still Waiting for Freedom

  

  Markets have taken off faster than democracy in the former Soviet Union. (Photo: Staff)More than 20 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, while the... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy and the Role of Private Sector

  

  Russians voted in parliametary elections earlier this month. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)When the Soviet Union ceased to exist twenty years ago, fifteen separate... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Entrepreneurial Development in Russia

  

  Vladikavkaz Institute of Management students. (Photo: Staff)In June of this year, a young Russian entrepreneur launched a new business venture in his hometown o... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hope from Hopelessness: The Legacy of Mohammed Bouazizi

  

  People gather in Sidi Bouzid during a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the Tunisian Revolution. (Reuters)On Saturday, tens of thousands of Tunisians... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Tale of Two Leaders

  

  Kim Jong-il (Top, AP) and Vaclav Havel (Bottom, EuroNews).Two world leaders died over last weekend: Vaclav Havel, the former president of Czechoslovakia and... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Helping Business Find Its Voice in the Former Soviet Union

  

  Small business owners in the west Russian city of Primorsk faced a serious threat. A corrupt land privatization auction resulted in many local entrepreneurs... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Formalizing the Informals

  

  Remembering Tarek Mohammed Bouazizi. Photo: www.foreignpolicy.comwith Marc SchleiferOn the December 6 edition of Marketplace Morning Report, Jeremy Hobson... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy in Ukraine: 20 Years Later

  

  Just over a year ago, in December 2010, riot police in Kyiv brought to an end a series of street protests by entrepreneurs against a new tax code. The arrests... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY